Crayon holder



, Jan. 16, 1951 w. e. HENNEMAN CRAYON HOLDER Filed Nov. 22, 1946Patented 1.... 16,1951

1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE CRAYON HOLDER William G. Henneman, TerreHaute, Ind.

"Application November 22, 1946, Serial No. 711,696

.l.-; L.' e 1 My invention relates more particularly to crayon holdershaving means for adjusting the crayon in the holder to protrude adesired length beyond the holder.

E The ob ect of my invention is to provide a crayon holder ofsubstantially cylindrical shape having a bore therein to receive acrayon and to protect it against breakage and the clothing of a useragainst soiling.

"Another object of my invention is to provide a crayon holder having asubstantially cylindrical hollow body the writing end whereof is adaptedto hold the crayon securely in adjusted writing position.

Other objects of my invention may appear in the following specificationdescribing my invention with reference to the accompanying drawingillustrating apreferred embodiment of my invention. It is however to beunderstood, that my invention is not to be limited or restricted to theexact construction and combination of parts described in thespecification and shown in the drawing, but that such changes andmodifications can be made, which fall within the scope of the claimsappended hereto.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a substantially cylindrical hollowbody used in connection with the crayon holder according to myinvention.

Figure 2 is an elevational view of the crayon holder according to myinvention taken at right angles to Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on the vertical center plane of thecrayon holder as shown in Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4-4 in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a sectional view taken on line 5-5 in Figure 3.

Figure 6 is a perspective detail View of the shifting plunger shown inFigures 2 and 3 as being used for adjusting the crayon in writingposition, and

Figure '7 is a perspective view of a modified form of the shiftingplunger.

Referring to the drawing in detail the crayon holder has a substantiallycylindrical hollow body In. This body can be made from any desiredmaterial. It can be molded or can be made from a tube. The cylindricalhollow body has two longitudinal slots l I therein extending from thewriting end, i. e., the end at which the crayon protrudes when inwriting position to approximately one half of an inch from the other endto crayon holders and 2 Claims. (Cl. 120-49) 2 g g of the body. If thebody is made from tubing a plug I9 is firmly seated in the latter end ofthe body. If the body is molded the undivided end can be molded closed.The slots II are located diametrically opposite to each other, asclearly shown in Figure 5, and divide the body in two symmetricalsemi-circular prongs. Adjacent the writing end the body is tapered asshown at l2. The two prongs of the body formed by the slots II are bentinwardly so that their ends will nearly touch each other if the body isempty and the bores at their ends will form an oval opening.

A plunger [4 fits slidingly into the bore of the cylindrical hollow bodyIt]. Thisplunger hasa curved reduced neck l5 adapted to extend throughone of the slots l I and a clip member I6 is integrally formed on theouter end of the curved neck. When the plunger is located inside thebody it can be slidingly moved therein by using the clip member as ahandle. When the plunger is positioned at the closed end of the body theclip member can be used as a pocket clip for the crayon holder.

To insert a crayon l1 into the body, the plunger I4 is moved to. theopen end of the body thereby spreading the two body prongs apart and thecrayon, which fits also slidingly into the body,

can be inserted, while the plunger is moved gradually toward the closedend of the body.

By moving the plunger toward the open end the crayon can then be forcedin position to protrude out of the body. In this manner the crayon canbe adjusted relative to the body. The ends of the prongs of the bodywill engage the crayon securing it in any desired and adjusted writingposition.

When the crayon holder is to be used for bench work only and thereforewill not be carried in a pocket, the plunger l4 does not need to beformed with a clip member.

In Figure 7 is shown how a plate-shaped handle l8 is-formed on a plungerl4-a of a holder destined for bench work only. The plunger is adapted tobe slidablyfarranged in the body while the handle extends through theslot ll permitting the plunger M-a. to be slidably moved in the body.

Having described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure byLetters Patent is:

1. A crayon holder comprising a tube of resilient material having asmooth bore to receive the crayon, said tube being formed with at leastone longitudinal slot opening into the bore extending through theforward end of the tube and defining two separated longitudinal wallportions tensioned toward each other whereby the slot is normallytapered toward the forward end of the tube to cause said wall portionsto frictionally grip the crayon in the bore, and an ejector comprising arod slidably positioned in said bore to engage the rear end of thecrayon therein, said slot being substantially narrower than the bore,said rod being formed with a laterally reduced relatively thin radialprojection extending radially outwardly through said slot, saidprojection having flat sides of substantial area slidably engaging theedges of the slot whereby on forward movement of the ejector the sidesof said projection spread the slotand thereby the bore so as tofacilitate forward movement of the crayon in the bore by said rod, and aportion on the outer end of said projection serving as a handle formoving said ejector forwardly and rearwardly relative to said tube.

2. A crayon holder comprising a tube of resilient material having asmooth bore to receive the crayon, said tube being formed with at leastone longitudinal slot opening into the bore extending through theforward end of the tube and defining two'separated longitudinal wallportions tensioned toward each other whereby the slot is normallytapered toward the forward end of the tube to cause said all portions tofrictionally grip the crayon in the bore, and an ejector compris ng arod slidably positioned in said bore to engage the rear end of thecrayon therein, said slot being substantially narrower than the bore,said rod being formed with a laterally reduced relatively thinradialprojection extending radially outwardly through said slot, saidprojection having flat sides of substantial area slidably engaging theedges of the slot whereby on forward movement of the ejector the sidesof said projection spread the slot and thereby the bore so as tofacilitate forward movement of the crayon. in the bore by said rod, anda portion on the outerend of said projection serving as a handle formoving said ejector forwardly and rearwardly relative to said tube, saidprojection being in the form of a plate extending longitudinally along asubstantial portion of the length of said rod.

WILLIAM G. HENNEMAN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date 2,257,529 Mattos Sept. 30, 1-941FOREIGN PATENTS Number Country Date 360,281 France Feb. 17, 1906'692,627 France Aug. 4, 1930

